Question 1

The earliest anatomically modern Homo sapiens fossils from Africa have been dated to about

Accepted Answer

A) 100,000-70,000 ya. 
B) 200,000-150,000 ya. 
C) 195,000-80,000 ya. 
D) 35,000 ya. 
E) 65,000 ya. 
A) 100,000-70,000 ya. 
B) 200,000-150,000 ya. 
C) 195,000-80,000 ya. 
D) 35,000 ya. 
E) 65,000 ya.

Question 2

According to Partial Replacement Models , modern humans first appeared in Africa

Accepted Answer

A) and interbred with premodern populations of Eurasia, thus partially displacing them. 
B) and remained there until modern humans from Asia displaced them. 
C) about 500,000 years ago. 
D) but were later displaced by European Neandertals. 
E) gave rise to several subspecies in Africa, Europe, and Asia. 
A) and interbred with premodern populations of Eurasia, thus partially displacing them. 
B) and remained there until modern humans from Asia displaced them. 
C) about 500,000 years ago. 
D) but were later displaced by European Neandertals. 
E) gave rise to several subspecies in Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Question 3

The Upper Paleolithic saw not much in the way of technological innovation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss the earliest discoveries of modern humans in Central Europe. List and describe the specimens found there.

Accepted Answer

The earliest discoveries of modern human

Question 5

Describe the main points of the Complete Replacement Model.

Accepted Answer

The Complete Replacement Model is a conc

Question 6

Using your knowledge of the fossil record and the genetic evidence, which model of modern human origins is best supported by the current data?

Accepted Answer

The current data from the fossil record

Question 7

Describe the main points of the Regional Continuity Model.

Accepted Answer

The Regional Continuity Model is a theor

Question 8

Discuss the earliest discoveries of modern humans in Asia. List and describe the specimens found there.

Accepted Answer

The earliest discoveries of modern human

Question 9

The multiregional continuity model suggests that local populations in Europe, Asia, and Africa continued their indigenous evolutionary development from premodern Middle Pleistocene forms to anatomically modern humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss the earliest discoveries of modern humans in Australia. List and describe the specimens found there.

Accepted Answer

The earliest discoveries of modern human

Question 11

The cave paintings in the Grotte Chauvet

Accepted Answer

A) are relatively crude and primitive. 
B) mostly depict landscapes. 
C) mostly depict female humans. 
D) date to about 10,000 ya. 
E) have many images, including dots, stenciled handprints, and hundreds of animal representations. 
A) are relatively crude and primitive. 
B) mostly depict landscapes. 
C) mostly depict female humans. 
D) date to about 10,000 ya. 
E) have many images, including dots, stenciled handprints, and hundreds of animal representations.

Question 12

The best-known sample and oldest individuals of H. sapiens in Western Europe were found at Cro-Magnon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The morphology of the child's skeleton from Abrigo do  Lagar Velho in Portugal has been cited as support for the Complete Replacement Model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

At some time, probably close to ______________, the first Homo sapiens evolved in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) 200,000 ya 
B) 1,500,000 ya 
C) 50,000 ya 
D) 500,000 ya 
E) 5,000,000 ya 
A) 200,000 ya 
B) 1,500,000 ya 
C) 50,000 ya 
D) 500,000 ya 
E) 5,000,000 ya

Question 15

Examples of what are thought to be the earliest musical instruments were found at Geissenklösterle Cave in Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The earliest anatomically modern Homo sapiens fossils from Africa have been dated to about

According to Partial Replacement Models , modern humans first appeared in Africa

The Upper Paleolithic saw not much in the way of technological innovation.

Discuss the earliest discoveries of modern humans in Central Europe. List and describe the specimens found there.

Describe the main points of the Complete Replacement Model.

Using your knowledge of the fossil record and the genetic evidence, which model of modern human origins is best supported by the current data?

Describe the main points of the Regional Continuity Model.

Discuss the earliest discoveries of modern humans in Asia. List and describe the specimens found there.

The multiregional continuity model suggests that local populations in Europe, Asia, and Africa continued their indigenous evolutionary development from premodern Middle Pleistocene forms to anatomically modern humans.

Discuss the earliest discoveries of modern humans in Australia. List and describe the specimens found there.

The cave paintings in the Grotte Chauvet

The best-known sample and oldest individuals of H. sapiens in Western Europe were found at Cro-Magnon.

The morphology of the child's skeleton from Abrigo do Lagar Velho in Portugal has been cited as support for the Complete Replacement Model.

At some time, probably close to ______________, the first Homo sapiens evolved in Africa.

Examples of what are thought to be the earliest musical instruments were found at Geissenklösterle Cave in Germany.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life

Heredity and Evolution

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Survey of the Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Overview of the Fossil Primates

Paleoanthropology: Reconstructing Early Hominin Behavior and Ecology

Hominin Origins in Africa

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Human Life Course

The Human Disconnection

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Exam 13: The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

The earliest anatomically modern Homo sapiens fossils from Africa have been dated to about

According to Partial Replacement Models , modern humans first appeared in Africa

The Upper Paleolithic saw not much in the way of technological innovation.

Discuss the earliest discoveries of modern humans in Central Europe. List and describe the specimens found there.

Describe the main points of the Complete Replacement Model.

Using your knowledge of the fossil record and the genetic evidence, which model of modern human origins is best supported by the current data?

Describe the main points of the Regional Continuity Model.

Discuss the earliest discoveries of modern humans in Asia. List and describe the specimens found there.

The multiregional continuity model suggests that local populations in Europe, Asia, and Africa continued their indigenous evolutionary development from premodern Middle Pleistocene forms to anatomically modern humans.

Discuss the earliest discoveries of modern humans in Australia. List and describe the specimens found there.

The cave paintings in the Grotte Chauvet

The best-known sample and oldest individuals of H. sapiens in Western Europe were found at Cro-Magnon.

The morphology of the child's skeleton from Abrigo do Lagar Velho in Portugal has been cited as support for the Complete Replacement Model.

At some time, probably close to ______________, the first Homo sapiens evolved in Africa.

Examples of what are thought to be the earliest musical instruments were found at Geissenklösterle Cave in Germany.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life

Heredity and Evolution

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Survey of the Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Overview of the Fossil Primates

Paleoanthropology: Reconstructing Early Hominin Behavior and Ecology

Hominin Origins in Africa

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Human Life Course

The Human Disconnection

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